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I must confess, the last 6 were a total struggle, I can barely care about them, there's really nothing inspiring about those characters as figures, I wouldn't buy them again, they really don't mean much to my larger saga collection, but in the "gotta fill the list" list they're the top 6 choices I guess, they're the most interesting as figures.

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

"In Brooklyn, a castle, is where dwell I"

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.

Yeah, these are all essential to the film, but there are only two or three that I would actually buy at this point (Anakin, Watto and Sebulba).

"To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence… When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S. Lewis

Well, since we have received no new votes for ANH in the past week, I would like to go ahead and close that poll and move on to ESB. However, there is a tie for the 12th spot between Greedo and Tarkin. Since neither of those will figure into the ESB poll, we can have a runoff for those two figures while we move on to ESB.

I'll vote for Greedo over Tarkin for a few reasons. First, he's an alien which would be a lot more exciting to a kid than some old guy. Secondly, his scene helped define the personality of a core character. Finally, he died in a shootout with said core character, so his play value factor is instantly higher than Tarkin's.

"To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence… When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." - C.S. Lewis

In ANH play, Vader can lead the stormtroopers, even if "there is no big enemy that actually gets defeated in play." Greedo establishes Han Solo's problems with Jabba the Hutt and begins telling that storyline - even in the SE before we actually see Jabba.

Han Hoth (Bespins not required)
Leia Hoth (Bespins not required)
Luke Hoth (kids can use ANH Luke for Bespin)
Hoth Rebel (the guys in the trench with alternative head sculpts - not the tan vest)
Snowtrooper
Tie Pilot
Luke X-wing (snowspeeder is too scene specific)
Yoda (should be the definitive figure with PT lightsaber and new and old robes included)
Lando Bespin
Bespin Guard (probably with alternative head and hand sculpts)
IG-88 (Clone Wars tie-in and a challenger for Boba Fett)
Boba Fett (I'll support using either armor color here)

The Hoth scenerio is unique for play. The characters need to be in specialized clothing that protects them from the environment. And there needs to be troops.

If Han, Leia, and Luke wore their basic ANH wardrobe on Bespin, it would have had little effect on the possible action (the canina vest, the white dress with hair in buns, and the farm boy clothes). Kids could play out the essential action of the 5th Star Wars episode.

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Edit - Actually, unless someone votes for both versions, I could just accept the votes as they are and when we are done with this round, we can have a vote to determine which version, assuming it makes the top 12. That way, the Hoth Rebel Soldier vote is not diluted if enough people feel one should be made.

Greedo or Tarkin? No contest for me, Greedo all the way! If I could only buy one figure from ANH, it would be Greedo! Whilst he's not one of the core characters, as a kid I always got more play value out of him - I wouldn't just re-enact the films, but would also make up my own stories, and Greedo was often the central character. And even now, VTSC Greedo (with swapped vest) is my favourite figure in the modern line.

I'll come back later with my ESB votes.

Big thanks to DarkJedi5, TheRealDubya, obi-dad, morpheus282, Tycho and Kidhuman for great deals/trades.

Edit - Actually, unless someone votes for both versions, I could just accept the votes as they are and when we are done with this round, we can have a vote to determine which version, assuming it makes the top 12. That way, the Hoth Rebel Soldier vote is not diluted if enough people feel one should be made.

The latter all the way for me, I forgot that one is a "Soldier" and the other is a "Trooper", sorry about that, I'll change that in my post.

Although the gang-vote will help it get in, I would think that if a significant portion aren't getting to vote for what they intended, they will be confused and/or frustrated that their votes helped a different guy get in. Tough to decide on.

Originally Posted by Bel-Cam Jos

- Long sleeves [Bespin] Han

What does this mean? I'm totally curious, never heard anyone describe it this way. Is that black coat Han, or Han without coat but before the Carbonite chamber binders cinched his sleeves up, or what?

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

"In Brooklyn, a castle, is where dwell I"

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.